(a) No person, except peace officers, military personnel and similar officers in the execution of their official duties, shall discharge any firearm within the urban county in the following places or circumstances, unless in lawful defense of person or property:
(1) Within the urban service area boundary;
(2) In close proximity to any building which, in addition to its ordinary meanings, includes any vehicle or aircraft; except that this prohibition shall not apply to the safe discharge of firearms with the consent of the owner of any such building; close proximity is presumed if such discharge would be considered as done "recklessly or wantonly," as defined in KRS 501.020;
(3) On any real property without the consent of the owner thereof;
(4) Within any urban county park, unless said park is posted otherwise by the director of parks and recreation. Such posting may be made only in areas which have been inspected for safety purposes by the department of public safety and for which a written permit has been obtained from the commissioner of public safety.
(b) In the places and circumstances enumerated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), the discharge of firearms while engaged in target shooting, skeet shooting and other sport or demonstration shooting, shall be permissible on premises which have been inspected for safety purposes by the department of public safety and for which a written permit has been obtained from the commissioner of public safety:
(1) Such permit shall be granted on request to any private sporting club which has been in existence and operation at least ninety (90) days prior to the adoption of this section and which has complied with all regulations in effect prior to the date of this section.
(2) Such permit shall be granted on proper application unless said commissioner, for reasons stated in writing, finds that the activity to be permitted would constitute a safety hazard.
(3) There shall be no charge for such permit.
(4) Subsequent to the issuance of a permit by the commissioner, if, for reasons stated in writing, the commissioner determines that any activity of the permit holder constitutes a safety hazard, said permit may be suspended by the commissioner. Any denial of application for a permit or any suspension of a permit shall be reviewed by the urban county council within seven (7) days of said denial or suspension.
(5) The word "firearms" as used in this subsection shall include rifles, shotguns and handguns, but not fully automatic weapons of any type.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
(Ord. No. 46-76, § 1, 3-18-76; Ord. No. 323-88, § 1, 12-15-88)